Window frame and sash



(No Model.)

N. F. SANDELIN.

WINDOW FRAME AND SASH. No. 335,633. Patented Feb. 9, 1886.

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,MPWW/N NILS F. SANDELIN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW FRAME AND SASH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335,633, dated February9, 1886.

- Application filed March 16, 1885. Serial Nol159,130.' (No model.) 7

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NILs F. SANDELIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicage, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Window Frames and Sash,of which the following is a specification, to wit:

This invention relates to an improvement in window frames and sash; andit consists in certain novel points of construction and arrangement,substantially as will behereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective View of the side of a sash and adjacentpart of the frame. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of one side of a windowframe and sash, showing a slightly different arrangement of parts, butthe same kind of fastening devices asin Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveView of the separate parts of the frame audits sash-holding bead,showing the manner of securing them in place. Figs. 4 and 5 are similarviews of a modification of this fastening device. Fig. 6 is an edge viewof a sash. showing the manner of fastening the cord; and Fig. 7represents the bead-fastening device applied to the meeting-rails of thesashes as a sash-fiistener.

A represents a window-frame of any of the usual and well-known kinds,and B a sash hung in the frame by a cord, 7).

When it becomes necessary to remove the sash for cleaning, painting, orrepairs, it is usually difficult to remove the retaining head ormolding, and I therefore secure this strip in place as follows: Theframe is formed with a recess, a, covered by a small plate, a, in whichplate is a transverse slot, a as in Figs. 2 and 3. In the molding orstrip bis pivoted a securingpinhavingaflatT-head, b which passes easilythrough the slotted plate, and having its rear sideformedwithinclinesb". Whenitisturned, itdraws the molding tightly against theframe and holds it firmly in place, while the length of the slot allowsof the head or molding,when the construction is as shown in Fig. 1,being set to or from the sash, as may be desired, and

thus take up any wear and prevent all rattling. The securing-pins passentirely through the molding, and have athumb-piece l) upon their outerends, by which they are readily turned to secure orrelease thestrip,when. desired. In Figs 4 and 5 are shown a modified form of thisfastening, in which the T-head bis secured in a plate set in the recessa, and asmall cylinder, d, is passed through the molding, and its rearprojecting end formed with a slot, (1, to re ceive the head D which isturned from the outside by a key. This form is simply the reverse of thefirst, and shows no projections on the outside, the end of the cylinderbeing covered by a pivoted plate, d". The parting-strip 6 between thetwo sashes is near its center cut in two parts on a bevel, r, and thelower part is held in place by angular pieces of metal 6 on the lowersash,whichpieces effectually retain the strip in place when the lowersash is down, but leave it free to be removed at will when this sash. islifted. The removal of this part of the parting-strip is necessary whenit is desired to remove the upper sash, and this arrangement enablesthis to be done readily.

To enable the sash to be more easily handled when being cleaned orrepaired, the weight cords f are secured to the sash by a hook, f, andan eye, f, is placed on the frame,to which the cord is engaged when itis disengaged from the sash, and thus the end is always kept withinreach. To the upper rail of each sash is secured an eye, 9, and a hook,g, hinged to the frame, as in Fig. 1, and when the cord is unhooked atone end of the sash and secured to the eye 9 upon the frame the hook gat the opposite side is engaged with the eye on the sash. and the upperpartbeing thussupported it is swung out as though hinged, and is morereadily handled for cleaning, painting, 850.

In the drawings, Fig. 1, the eye and hook g are both shown as placedupon the bead, and it will be at once seen that it will makenodifference in practice whether they are so located or on the frameproper, as previously described, and as the bead when secured in placeforms really a part of the frame I regard it as the same thing, and itis not necessary to remove the bead upon the side of the frame to whichthe sash is to be hinged, the removal of the opposite one being enoughto permit the easy removal of the sash.

As shown in Fig. 7, the device I), by which the bead or molding issecured,is also applicable to fastening the sash by passingitthrough theupper rail of the lower one and engaging it with the lower rail of theupper sash. A spring is placed on the shank of the device in this caseto hold it out when not in use.

Haying thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, with a window-frame having its parting-strip cut ona bevel near its center, of a lower sash having on its rear side one ormore angular pieces of metal overlapping the parting-strip to hold it inplace, sub- 15 stantially as and for the purpose set forth.

a 2. The combination, with a window-sash provided with an eye, 9, initsupper edge, of a hook, 9, upon an adjacent part of the frame, forengagement therewith to act as a hinge, 20 substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof Iaffix my'signature in presence of two witnesses.

NILS F. SANDELIN.

Witnesses:

\V. O. MOARTHUR, CHAS. KRESSMAN.

